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Daniel 5 star rating

Spokane, WA, USA

Seasoned and highly attentive. I really just love to learn and experience new stories, but I am most interested in education and history.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Education & Reference, Non-Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance, Gaming & LitRPG, Fantasy, Legal Thriller, Thriller & Suspense, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Math & Science, and Self-Help & Self-Improvement.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Brown Books Publishing Group
  • Irving ISD

Copy Editor, Proofreader for Romance and Women's Fiction. I'll enhance your voice, never change it. Also a writer and an 80s trivia queen.

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, Historical Romance, and Time Travel Romance.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Professional book editor and award-winning literary journalist with 35 years of crafting words that glow in the dark

Genres: Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, New Age, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance, Literary Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Kirkus Publishing Editorial Services / Amazon CreateSpace
  • Luminare Press
  • Best Life Media Company
  • Larson Newspapers, Sedona, Arizona
  • The Sedona Observer

Copy Editor and Developmental Editor who loves coaching authors to maximize their books. Experience - Xulon Press Christian Publishing.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Non-Fiction, Parenting & Families, Literary Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Historical Romance, and Romance.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • The Ghost Publishing
  • Xulon Press Publishing

Ashley 5 star rating

Price, Utah, USA

I'm a publishing-house editor, and I teach at writing conferences every year. I've edited 100 published books. Will yours be next?

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance, Contemporary Romance, and Christian Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Covenant Communications

Sam 5 star rating

Vancouver, WA, USA

English + Spanish editor for over nine years. Focus on Personal Growth Nonfiction + Romantic Historical Fiction. Your book, your voice.

Genres: Sex & Relationships, Non-Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Tyndale House Publishers
  • BCV

Mira 5 star rating

River Edge, NJ, USA

Freelance book editor specializing in romance. I have edited historical, paranormal, contemporary, and episodic romances.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, and Non-Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Radish Fiction
  • Avalon Books
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • Dorchester Publishing Company
  • Self-employed

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Emma 5 star rating

Ridgewood, NY, USA

Copyeditor with publishing experience; I bring an agent's meticulous eye. Word-obsessed, NYC-based, ready to help your book be brilliant!

Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Math & Science, and Historical Romance.

Work experience:

  • Neuwirth & Associates
  • Heliotrope Books
  • DeFiore & Company Literary Management, Inc.

Krista 5 star rating

Everett, WA, USA

Copy editor & proofreader specializing in romance. From dark and twisty to lighthearted rom-coms, I can help make your novel its best.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Dark Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Fantasy, Cozy Mysteries, and Mystery & Crime.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Jodi 5 star rating

Nashville, TN, USA

Former HarperCollins editor with 16 years of experience. I line edit women's and historical fiction, romance, YA, and fantasy.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Historical Romance, Young Adult Fantasy, and Young Adult.

Work experience:

  • HarperCollins
  • Thomas Nelson Publishers
  • Self-employed

Kyra 5 star rating

Orlando, FL, USA

Editor and proofreader of romance and women's fiction with 10+ years of experience working with authors and publishers.

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Historical Romance, and Contemporary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self Employed
  • Amazon Publishing
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not!
  • Ooligan Press

Bethany 5 star rating

Minneapolis, MN, USA

I have 5 years of experience in historical and contemporary romance, including at one of the largest Christian publishers in the country.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, and Historical Romance.

Work experience:

  • Bethany House Publishers and Chosen Books
  • Minnesota State Bar Association

Stephanie 5 star rating

Elizabethtown, PA, USA

Trauma-informed editor at Lake Drive Books specializing in religious deconstruction memoir, poetry, self-help, fantasy/sci-fi, and romance.

Genres: Christian Non-Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Non-Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Romance, Fiction, Historical Romance, and Inspirational.

Work experience:

  • The Potter's School
  • Self
  • Lake Drive Books

Lyndsey 5 star rating

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, USA

Professional editor of horror/fantasy with over five years' experience helping authors and traditional publishers elevate their novels.

Genres: Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical Romance, Romance, and Urban Fantasy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Eerie River Publishing (Indie Publishing House)
  • Turner Publishing (Established Traditional Publishing House)

Claire 5 star rating

Kansas City, MO, USA

16+ years building USA Today/NYT/Bestselling/Award-Winning careers in sci-fi, fantasy, and romance. I'm thorough and kind, with short waits.

Genres: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, and Romantic Suspense.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Wordfire Press
  • The Wild Rose Press
  • Entangled Publishing

Jessica 5 star rating

Black Forest, CO, USA

Romance, women's fiction, and YA fiction copyeditor and proofreader with 16+ years of experience. Let's make your manuscript shine!

Genres: Mystery & Crime, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult, Women's Fiction, and Romantic Comedy.

Work experience:

  • freelance
  • Kirkus
  • becker&mayer!
  • Samhain Publishing
  • Pioneer Valley Books

Holly 5 star rating

East Rutherford, NJ, USA

NYT-bestselling, award-winning editor with over 17 years of industry experience, specializing in mysteries, thrillers, suspense, WF, romance

Genres: Women's Fiction, Fiction, Thriller & Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Contemporary Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, and Historical Mysteries.

Work experience:

  • St. Martin's Press
  • Self-employed
  • BookEnds, LLC
  • Crooked Lane Books/Alcove Press

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